Public Health Program Director 1

The Tennessee Department of Health’s Division of Family Health and Wellness is hiring a Program Manager for the Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation of WOMen Across the Nation (WISEWOMAN) Program. This position will work as a part of the team to oversee aspects of the CDC cooperative agreement with The National Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention team alongside the Tennessee Breast and Cervical Screening Program (TBCSP) team. The position will provide basic clinical support, and support the Cancer Programs Administrator with grant management. This is a full-time position. The position is located at the Andrew Johnson Tower in Nashville, TN.

Responsibilities include:
• Provide basic clinical support, including answering programmatic questions and providing technical assistance to grantees and vendors across Tennessee who participate in the program
• Expand the program through onboarding new providers and establishing partnerships for healthy behavior support services (HBSS) and resources
• Monitor trends in program uptake among disproportionately burdened populations
• Assist the Cancer Programs Administrator with aspects of grant management, including monitoring, reporting, etc.
• Conduct regular meetings with vendors and staff
• Assist in developing and distributing program materials (e.g., provider flyers, patient flyers/brochures, best practices guide for providers, etc.)
• Communicate program procedures and projects to staff and partners
• Participate in the development, execution, and monitoring of contracts
• Perform other related duties as required

Applicants must meet the following criteria:
• Education and Experience: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree and experience equivalent to substantial (five or more years of) full-time increasingly responsible professional health program work including, at least, one year of full-time supervisory work or statewide program oversite.
• Substitution of Experience for Education: Additional graduate coursework in a business or health related field may be substituted, on a year-for-year basis, for one year of the required nonsupervisory experience.
• Substitution of Education for Experience: Additional qualifying professional experience may be substituted for the required education, on a year-for year basis, to a maximum of four years.

The preferred candidate will have:
• Strong written and oral communication skills (grant/report writing, presentations)
• Experience implementing evidence-based strategies
• Experience with evaluation and continuous quality improvement
• Experience conducting trainings
• Experience with Microsoft Office programs (i.e., Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, etc.)